Random circumstances brought them together. Love made them family.
Two years ago, Jo returned to Granite Ridge for her sister’s wedding and reconnected with Luke Turner, her childhood best friend. Now, she’s happier than she’s ever been, newly married and making a new life together in their small hometown. Her law practice is flourishing, the project of her heart—a nonprofit to help foster children—is coming together, and Luke’s new business venture as an outdoor excursion guide is thriving.
They spend their spare time with family, especially enjoying being an aunt and uncle to Alissa’s and Stevie’s toddlers. As their first Christmas as a married couple approaches, they’re beside themselves with excitement, determined to make it a magical and memorable holiday. Then, while Luke is taking an important client on an extended tour of the backcountry, a terrible accident leaves Jo with a life-changing decision to make. The stress of the tragedy threatens their new beginnings.
Will their relationship crumble under the pressure, or will the magic of the holidays help Jo and Luke shore up their love and find a way to make the most of the unexpected surprises?
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